Recent content by alton1911

My local pawn shop has been going through some changes since the shutdown. They were apparently very busy taking tools out of storage and stocking the shelves. I found one particular bucket with a bunch of junk on top but in the bottom I found a nearly complete set of Craftsman 1/2 drive...

I love my trips to the corner pawnshop. Most weeks I find something worthy of cleaning up. I found this Craftsman box. It came complete with carpets. These carpets kept any trash or scratches from the bottom and the tray. Craftsman and Husky are my favorite brands. Just thought it was nice to...

I have been a huge fan of Plomb and Proto tools for as long as I have been searching the junk piles. I bought a wrench today that is double branded. My understanding of why they went with new Proto name was due to legal action disallowing the Plomb name and logo. It seems odd to see both names...

I can't get a good pic at the moment, but I was cleaning a couple of ratchets... Both are labeled as above only one has a trademark circle "R" following the Proto. When was that added? Thanks in advance, alton1911

I had a few mid 80s pontiacs and a early 90s GMC truck all equipped with the same sort of ratchet wrench... for use with a screw jack. Good design. alton1911

I have some P&C pieces marked with the WF prefix part number. They seem to follow Plomb part numbers. The SR marked sockets seem similar but the markings are not anything alike. Thanks alton1911

I have been a fan of Williams sockets and wrenches. But I recently got a ratchet that was so caked with dirt and grease that it resembled a club. I scratched off the big pieces of junk on the handle and saw it was a “superratchet”. I was glad to add it to my pile of rusty goodness. I have always...

I have several 6” Vlchek pliers. All of them are unbranded. Thanks again, alton1911

Thanks amigo. Some of the best made pliers. Thanks again alton1911

I found a pair of unbranded pliers, 6 inch unfinished. Slip joint pliers are very common, but these look familiar they are stamped PR206 USA. Thanks in advance, alton1911

Welcome. The well of knowledge is deep here. I learn something new here almost every day. Thanks, alton1911

I got this little S-K ratchet awhile back. The new production units look so much like this one. I have heard that the two letters between the retainer clip ends can be used to date these, but I never found out how to read it. This one is marked “AC”. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks...

This wrench is way more complicated than I would expect a wrench could be. This one is “ahead of its time “. Perhaps too much. Thanks alton1911

I love finding plomb tools. It's not common around here, but there is enough to keep me going. Thanks so much alton1911

Most foreign tools I have seen discussed here have been German. I found a strange looking ratchet from France. I can’t find any information about this thing... so if it’s too off topic, I apologize. If someone here knows where I could get information about it, I would appreciate it...